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Use UntagUser with a CLI - AWS Identity and Access Management

The following code examples show how to use UntagUser.

CLI
AWS CLI

To remove a tag from a user

The following untag-user command removes any tag with the key name 'Department' from the specified user.

aws iam untag-user \
    --user-name alice \
    --tag-keys Department

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Tagging IAM resources in the AWS IAM User Guide.

  • For API details, see UntagUser in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example removes the tag from the user named "joe" with tag key as "abac" and "xyzw". To remove multiple tags, provide a comma separted tag keys list.

Remove-IAMUserTag -UserName joe -TagKey "abac","xyzw"

  • For API details, see UntagUser in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

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AWS CLI

To remove a tag from a user

The following untag-user command removes any tag with the key name 'Department' from the specified user.

aws iam untag-user \
    --user-name alice \
    --tag-keys Department

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Tagging IAM resources in the AWS IAM User Guide.

  • For API details, see UntagUser in AWS CLI Command Reference.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using this service with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.

Related resources

AWS Identity and Access Management API Reference
AWS CLI commands for AWS Identity and Access Management
SDKs & Tools 

Related resources

AWS Identity and Access Management API Reference
AWS CLI commands for AWS Identity and Access Management
SDKs & Tools 
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